The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-10-08
PERSONAL AND fMpERsONAL.

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1t IL said that fully half of the
adult Italians landing in New York are
not taller than fairly grown boys Of
fifteen OF sixteen.
New York has a grocer namCd
Cofcy, n curled hair dealer named
WillcOmb, milk dealer, named Well
and Water and clothing firm named
Taylor q Cutter.
The Sultan Of Turkey Eas pre-
sentcd 10 Mrs. Heap, wife Of the late
tOnsul-Gcncral at ConstantlnOplc. the
Order Of the "Chcykat. distinction
rarely bestowed on any but crowned
heads.
"A circus ticket seller earned his
"salt' in Philadelphia, Pa, the other
day, by selling seat, TO 10000 persons
in 80 minutes. feat which involved
the handling Of 2Oo tickets. on 500, a
minute.
Miss Sophie MARKS. who was re-
ported engaged 10 Secretary Bayard,
has recently made "A valuable find at
her old family homestead. II consists
Of autograph letters. embracing at least
one from each President from Wash
ington to Arthur. When arranged the
collection will be worth good, round
sum. Chicago Heraid.
Louis Kossuth, the venerable Hun
garan patriot, says in recent letter:
h1hc burden of more than eighty-four
years weighs down my inlirm shoul-
dcrs. Under this weight the body is
deadencd. the soul grows bluntcd; life
becomes state of mere barren vcgc-
tating. Man feels then like some time
worn, mOldcrcd ruin, which no longer
asserts with the world Of the living
Chtca9O Iribune
A Nantucket barber OF the last
rcntury advertised To- use "thc scissors
of discrimination, the soap Of nature,
the brush of reform aud the razor Of
decision"
The Syracuse JoUrRUi says that
Anthony Barrios, son OF the late Prcsi-
dent Of Guatemala. j, "A student Of
West Point, and young Iarala. son Of
the man who ovcrthrcw and caused the
death of President Barros. is also at
West Point and is his cias~matc.
Six widows. says the Pittsburgh
Post, live on adjoining farms in the
town Of Ncnango, Pa, and, what is
more remarkable. they are all Ilcndcr-
sons, being the widows of the late
4
Andrew, Stewart, William and Alex
andcr.
Congressman Baync's wife has a
curious country house at Bellevue, a
few miles down the Ohio from Pitts
burgh. 1t spcrfcctly round in shape
and has some remarkably odd rooms.
4 round hall i'm the center, following
closely the lines of the house, is lit by
Il skylight.
Major Ben: Pcrlcy Poorc left all
his estate to his widow, with the under
standing that his valuable collection OF
relics should 90 eventually to the Mas
sachusctts Historical Society. He died
comparatively poor, and his widow will
Chicago Tribune
Washington. says the critic of that
city, contains at all times in the vast
population that gravitatcs here more
profound statesmen and philosophers.
more talent cosmopolitan in its va
riety, more cranks, gcniuscs. black
mailcrS. bummcrs, strikers. rcformcrS.
dcmagogucs, humbugs, "jcdgcs, "ma-
jahs. "kurncls, than any place of its
size within the nations domains.
Bismarck aud Won Moltkc were
tackled the other day by an autograph
hcnd. Won Moltkc wrote first, saying:
"Lugc vcrgcht, Wahrhcit bcstcht."
which is translated thus: Lies pass
away, truth lives for ave" Bismarck
wrote after this fuur lines Of German.
which have been put into English as
follows:
In yondcr world fun well know
Truth viii N least the victory gain;
lIut Rainst the lies told here below
Marshal cen will fght IN vain.
The younger female class of Chi
neSc ir san Francisco are adopting
American habits, costumes and rclig-
ions. The Chinese maiden Of the peri
cd bangs her hair. wears belts and
boots, and compromises the costume of
her Celestial congcncrs in every way
possible, except by diScarding it out
right. The change has been brought
about by the association of young
girls with Ancrcan children of their
own sex in Sunday and weekday
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